NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools WI

Best-Resourced Schools in Hayward, WI

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7 public K-12 schools in Hayward from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
1,898
Students
36.3/100
Avg Resource Index
14.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Hayward has more public-school enrollment than 11% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Hayward's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of Hayward's 7 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Hayward lists only 7 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 13 to 522 students, a 40-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 89%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
30th percentile
Teacher staffing
55th percentile

Hayward High accounts for 27.5% of all Hayward public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Hayward-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Hayward school enrollment varies 40× across entities

Hayward school enrollment ranges from 13 students (lowest) to 522 students (highest), a spread of 509 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Hayward student-teacher ratio is 14.9:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Hayward is typically wider than the Hayward-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Hayward's 7 listed schools are charters

43% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Northern Waters Environmental School 56
2. Hayward Ctr for Individualized Learning 43
3. Hayward Primary 42
4. Hayward Intermediate 41
5. Hayward Middle 30
6. Hayward High 27
7. Woli/Akii'gikinoo'amaading Environmental School 15

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Hayward

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Hayward High 58.0/100
  2. 2 Hayward Intermediate 57.1/100
  3. 3 Hayward Middle 53.7/100
  4. 4 Hayward Primary 51.7/100
  5. 5 Northern Waters Environmental School 35.9/100

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Which Hayward school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Northern Waters Environmental School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Hayward schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Hayward, WI? ▼

Hayward has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,898 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.